I used to be a renegade, I used to fool aroundBut I couldn't take the punishment, and had to settle downNow I'm playing it real straight, and yes I cut my hairYou might think I'm crazy, but I don't even careBecause I can tell what's going onIt's hip to be square

I like my bands in business suits, I watch them on TVI'm working out 'most everyday and watching what I eatThey tell me that it's good for me, but I don't even careI know that it's crazyI know that it's nowhereBut there is no denying thatIt's hip to be square

It's not too hard to figure out, you see it everydayAnd those that were the farthest out have gone the other wayYou see them on the freeway, It don't look like a lot of funBut don't you try to fight it; "An idea who's time has come."